Uploaded March 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In the voice of Dr. Strangelove and with Cockney, Upper Crust & Irish accents. Back in the late 1950s, George Martin began his career as a producer recording two albums with the comedian Peter Sellers ("The Best Of Sellers and Songs for Swinging Sellers"). When he joined forces with the Beatles a few years later, Martin put the comedian in touch with the lads from Liverpool, and they became fast friends. This relationship paved the way for some good comedy. As you might recall, Sellers made a cameo appearance on “The Music of Lennon and McCartney” in 1964, and read “A Hard Day’s Night” in a way that comically recalls Laurence Olivier’s 1955 performance in Richard III (here: youtube.com/watch?v=zLEMncv140s). And then, also during the mid 60s, Sellers recorded a comic reading of “She Loves You” - once in the voice of Dr. Strangelove, again with cockney and upper-crusty accents, and finally with an Irish twist. The recordings were all released posthumously between 1981 and 1983 on albums no longer in circulation (Source: Open Culture, 2016).
See also "Peter Sellers - Parkinson Interview: very funny!" here: youtube.com/watch?v=1mbUdsQfSq0
In the voice of Dr. Strangelove and with Cockney, Upper Crust & Irish accents. Back in the late 1950s, George Martin began his career as a producer recording two albums with the comedian Peter Sellers ("The Best Of Sellers and Songs for Swinging Sellers"). When he joined forces with the Beatles a few years later, Martin put the comedian in touch with the lads from Liverpool, and they became fast friends. This relationship paved the way for some good comedy. As you might recall, Sellers made a cameo appearance on “The Music of Lennon and McCartney” in 1964, and read “A Hard Day’s Night” in a way that comically recalls Laurence Olivier’s 1955 performance in Richard III (here: youtube.com/watch?v=zLEMncv140s). And then, also during the mid 60s, Sellers recorded a comic reading of “She Loves You” - once in the voice of Dr. Strangelove, again with cockney and upper-crusty accents, and finally with an Irish twist. The recordings were all released posthumously between 1981 and 1983 on albums no longer in circulation (Source: Open Culture, 2016).
See also "Peter Sellers - Parkinson Interview: very funny!" here: youtube.com/watch?v=1mbUdsQfSq0
